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Wāsiṭī (Arabic: واسطي, also anglicized as Wasity or Wasti) is a toponymic surname originating from the city of Wasit, Iraq. Twelver Shias in India and Pakistan descending from Zayd ibn Ali also carry the surname along with Zaidi (see Zaidi Wasitis). Notable people bearing the name include:

Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Wasiti, 11th-century Arab writer
Yahya ibn Mahmud al-Wasiti, 13th-century Arab painter and calligrapher
Hamza El Wasti, Moroccan professional footballer
Rizwan Wasti (1937–2011), Pakistani radio broadcaster
Tahira Wasti (1944–2012), Pakistani writer
Nasir Wasti (1967–2006), Pakistani cricketer
Wajahatullah Wasti (born 1974), Pakistani cricketer
Laila Wasti (born 1977), Pakistani actress
Maria Wasti (born 1980), Pakistani actress

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-'''Wasti''' is a surname originating from the city of [[Wasit, Iraq|Wasit]], [[Iraq]], from where the family emigrated to India.
+'''Wāsiṭī''' ({{langx|ar|واسطي}}, also anglicized as '''Wasity''' or '''Wasti''') is a toponymic surname originating from the city of [[Wasit, Iraq|Wasit]], Iraq. Twelver Shias in India and Pakistan descending from [[Zayd ibn Ali]] also carry the surname along with [[Zaidi (surname)|Zaidi]] (see [[Zaidi Wasitis]]). Notable people bearing the name include:
+*[[Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Wasiti]], 11th-century Arab writer
-People with the last name Wasti or [[Zaidi (surname)|Zaidi]] are purportedly the direct descendants of the Prophet [[Muhammad]]'s great-grandson Imam [[Zain-ul-Abideen]], whose real name was Ali ibn Husain (Ali son of Husain). Zaidi (or people belonging to this family) can be found all over the world, especially in Iran and Indo-Pak subcontinent.
+*[[Yahya ibn Mahmud al-Wasiti]], 13th-century Arab painter and calligrapher
+*[[Hamza El Wasti]], Moroccan professional footballer
+*[[Rizwan Wasti]] (1937–2011), Pakistani radio broadcaster
+*[[Tahira Wasti]] (1944–2012), Pakistani writer
+*[[Nasir Wasti]] (1967–2006), Pakistani cricketer
+*[[Wajahatullah Wasti]] (born 1974), Pakistani cricketer
+*[[Laila Wasti]] (born 1977), Pakistani actress
+*[[Maria Wasti]] (born 1980), Pakistani actress
+==See also==
-Some Zaidis are known as Wasitis. [[Zayd ibn Ali]] was martyred in Kufa, Iraq; many of his descendants either returned to al-[[Hijaz]] or remained in Iraq. Some of those who stayed in Iraq settled in Wasit. Some descendants from Wasit then moved to the Indian subcontinent.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=95Q3AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA126&dq=Sayyids+of+North+India&hl=en&sa=X&ei=E2zAUIGBHYKImQWguoCwAg&ved=0CC4Q6AEwADgo#v=onepage&q=Sayyids&f=false The Encyclopaedia of Islam: Supplement : Parts 1-2], page 126, Clifford Edmund Bosworth, Brill Archive, 1980</ref> These Zaidis believe in twelve Imams and are part of Twelver Shiism. Most of them settled in India and Pakistan.
+* [[Vashti (disambiguation)]]
+* [[Wasit (disambiguation)]]
-==History and origin==
+* [[Zaidi (disambiguation)]]
-{{see|Saadat-e-Bara|Zaidi (surname)| Sadaat e Saithal}}
-==Notable people with the name Wasti==
-* [[Maria Wasti]], Pakistani film and television actress
-* [[Nasir Wasti]], Pakistani first class cricketer who played for Pakistan National Shipping Corporation
-* [[Rizwan Wasti]], Pakistani actor
-* [[Tahira Wasti]], Pakistani actress
-* [[Wajahatullah Wasti]], Pakistani cricketer
-== References ==
-{{Reflist}}
+[[Category:Toponymic surnames]]
+[[Category:People from Wasit Governorate]]
+[[Category:Nisbas]]
+[[Category:Arabic-language surnames]]
+[[Category:Urdu-language surnames]]
+[[Category:Surnames of Indian origin]]
+[[Category:Shi'ite surnames]]
+[[Category:Twelver Shi'ism]]
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